World History Grade 10

World History
Hellenistic Greece to World War I
THEME: Exploring World History and Cultures

Grade 10

This list may be customized for individual lesson plans and records. Alaska Content Standards (in history) should be recorded as they are addressed throughout the year. For your convenience, each item in the Mastery and Developmental lists on the following pages is matched to the history Content Standard that it supports. Items that meet the Alaska Cultural Standards are marked with an asterisk (* ). Since this is a history class, only standards in history are addressed.

CONTENT LIST

History

Geography

Government

Cultural

Hellenistic Greece

Rome

Feudalistic China and Japan

Feudalistic Europe

Age of Exploration/Civilizations of the Americas and Africa

Renaissance

Reformation

Age of Reason/Scientific Revolution

Age of Democratic Revolutions/Rise of Nations

Industrial Revolution

World War I

Current World Issues

The tenth grade program focuses on the history of the major cultures and societies of the world from Hellenistic Greece to the present. Historical perspective is provided on major world events, movements, and conditions. The course enables the student to understand the world through exploration of the histories and cultures of past and present societies. The course will emphasize the acquisition and application of social studies skills within the context of world history. Students will apply concepts and knowledge from social studies disciplines such as geography, government, and economics. Current events will help students see the link between past and present.

History
• Demonstrate that history relies on interpretation of evidence, which is subject to change. (A2, A4)
• Differentiate between historical interpretation and historical fiction. (A5)
• Demonstrate understanding that history is composed of key turning points. (A7, C2)
• Understand that people, places, and ideas experience continuity and change through time. (A6)
• Evaluate the consequences of peace and conflict. (B1 d)
• * Compare and contrast how groups, societies, and cultures address similar needs and concerns. (A6, A9)
• Demonstrate understanding of history as a fundamental connection that unifies fields of human understanding and endeavors. (A9)
• Demonstrate understanding of the historical aspects of the positions and roles assumed by others. (A6, A7, B4)
• Create new approaches to issues by incorporating history with other disciplines, such as the arts, science, technology, geography, and literature. (D6)
• * Explores causes, consequences, and possible solutions to persisting contemporary and emerging global issues. (D2-6)
• * Understand that societies, community, and environments experience continuity and change through time. (B1)

ENRICHMENT

• Selected topics for investigation

* Meets Cultural Standards

POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES

• Read myths (out loud and to oneself), poetry, epics.
• Write about paintings and sculpture.
• Write letters from the point of view of a particular person in history (e.g., Chinese peasant, European knight at the Crusades, Confucius).
• Create timelines.
• Debate the pros and cons of various power systems (e.g., Greek democracy, tribal government, feudalism, the woman’s role in various societies).
• Employ the Socratic method of teaching.
• Practice story telling.
• Write Haiku and tanka poetry.
• Prepare and deliver speeches.
• Memorize terms and maps.
• Listen to the “1812 Overture” and visualize what is happening during the battle by the music they hear; this music tells the story of the battle between French and Russian troops during Napoleon’s invasion. It is a musical battle between “God Save the Czar” and the “Marseilles.”
• Listen to pieces of music from the Renaissance, the different instruments used, and the “new” types of music created.
• Identify various pieces of music and the musicians who wrote them (e.g., Handel, Beethoven, Bach).
• Create review songs for chapters.
• Explore Mayan mathematical systems, Roman numerals, abacus.
• Create compare/contrast charts (e.g., Spartan and Athenian societies, religious belief systems).
• Practice open-ended problem solving.
• Create Venn diagrams (e.g., Korea/China, French Revolution/English Revolution).
• Create and interpret graphs and charts (e.g., growth of cities).
• Calculate the difference between Fahrenheit and Centigrade.
• Sequence events.
• Prepare a Power Point presentation.
• Create diagrams (e.g., fishbone, series of events, round cycle charts, spider maps).
• Employ mapping strategies (e.g., clusters, concept mapping).
• Use Internet surfing for research.
• Practice Chinese calligraphy.
• Construct geographical/political maps; label and draw.
• Create flow charts as timelines.
• Create visual outlines of essays and drawings.
• Enact myths, epics, and plays.
• Create mosaics.
• Build castles.
• Make a “Newscast of the Past” video for a specific time period.
• Participate in mock trials, mock United Nations, and debates.